Barca Blaugranes · Jul 20, 2023
Nico González conspicuously absent from Barcelona’s US tour
Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty ImagesNico González is the main missing man from FC Barcelona’s US tour squad list. As had been reported before, Xavi had told him he should look for a loan to continue to get experience.
With the signings of \u0130lkay Gündo\u011fan and Oriol Romeu, it seems there’s no room for Nico in the center of the pitch.
He spent last season on loan at Valencia, but it is understood they are not in the mix to get him on loan again. As of now, it seems FC Porto are considered the favorites to land him.
A loan with an option to buy is what’s being rumored, and it now depends on Barça and the Portuguese club to come to an agreement as to the value of that purchase clause.